Kristen B. Miller, McLeod Nurse-Family Partnership Virginia Berry White, Family Solutions of the Low Country

1. LET’S GET ENGAGED:
BUILDING COMMUNITY
RESOURCES
Kristen B. Miller, RN, MSN, CLS Virginia Berry White, LMSW
McLeod Nurse-Family Partnership Family Solutions of the Low Country
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2. INTRODUCTIONS FROM GROUP
•Name
•Agency
•Expectations for Session
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3. TOOLKIT
ICEBREAKER
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4. OBJECTIVES
To effectively drive action within your communities to access
available resources;
To create excitement about your program through community
engagement and participation, developing a powerful network of local
partnerships;
To identify barriers and/or challenges when forming networks or
partnerships;
To maximize existing and new initiatives, current partnerships, and
new innovations to deepen overall impact within a community.
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5. Vision is the art of
seeing things
Invisible
Jonathan Swift
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6. WHAT IS OUTREACH?
• To begin, we must all understand and embrace outreach, which is
an integral part of forming relationships
• A key component of outreach is that the groups providing it are not
stationary, but mobile. So in other words, they are meeting those in
need of outreach services or learning about the program in the
community in which they provide services.
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7. OUTREACH BUILDS BRIDGES
Outreach is defined as a two-way communication between your
agency and stakeholders to establish and foster a mutual
understanding, promote shared involvement, and influence actions.
Outreach is reaching out to people who are not using any of the
services provided by your agency and informing and educating
them about your services, thus building a trusting network and
relationship.
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8. PIECE BY PIECE
• Outreach efforts result in developing a liaison
between the agency and the community
• Improves community awareness, trust and accurate
understanding of your mission, program and
successes
• Increases collaboration and communication with
community members, stakeholders and key partners
• Share resources and exchange ideas
• Increase program attendance
• Most importantly, when conducted consistently,
outreach can stimulate behavioral change and
increase community “buy in” from proven program
successes
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9. ENLIST KEY COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO BE YOUR
AMBASSADORS
At McLeod NFP we have partnerships with:
• First Steps for School Readiness in each
county
• District Solicitor's Office for all 5 counties
(have gotten $3000+ in donated baby
items to date after just 1.5yrs)
• Reach Out and Read/First Book/Dolly
Parton’s Imagination Library
• Local School Districts (Having support
from Principals, School RNs and Counselors)
• Each County's Coordinating Councils led
by State Legislative Representative (From
Senate or House of Reps)
• Safe Kids/Cribs for Kids
• Local Quilting Guilds, ex. Linus Projects
• Faith-based communities-- as several
churches have embraced our mission
• Local non-profits with similar causes
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10. • Community not aware of the issues affecting the community
• Trust issues
• Change is a slow process
• Community may be slow to accept the services you are offering
• Difficult to convince people that you can’t keep doing the same things and
expect different results
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11. KEY QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER BEFORE
CONTINUING THE EFFORTS TO BUILD
• How far are you willing to go?
• What if the community suggest something totally different than
what you’re offering/planning?
• Is your organization involved in supporting community
improvements
• After finding answers to the above questions, you are ready to
move forward and…
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12. DEEPEN YOUR IMPACT
•Conduct Needs Assessment – Cultural
Assessment, Community Resource
inventory and Community Asset Mapping
•Know your issue and program
•Create a list of Stakeholders
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13. Trust
Building
Community
Leadership
Development
Community
Needs
Community
Input
Connect
with
Community
Systems
Showing
Respect of
Community
DRIVING ACTION
TO
ACCESS RESOURCES
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14. INCREASE YOUR COMMUNITY’S
AWARENESS OF YOUR PROGRAM
• Conceive a Game Plan after you have the results of
your needs assessment
• Build a Coalition or Advisory Board
• Start engaging with key decision-makers
• Develop Outreach Materials and meetings
• Select your potential Stakeholders
• Recruit volunteers
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15. INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY
AWARENESS & EXCITEMENT
BUILDING
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16. PLAN AND EXECUTE
• Begin the process to form local partnerships
• Bring everyone together and to the table
• Align resources
• Implement the collaborations
• Sustain the momentum and communicate regularly
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17. POWERFUL NETWORK OF
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
• Healthcare Professionals (ex: FSLC PAN)
• Local leaders in industry
• Elected officials
• Local Businesses
• Members of the Community(ex: FSLC
CAN)
• Transportation providers
• Schools
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18. EVALUATE
• Successful collaborations monitor progress
• Continue coordination efforts and track any necessary data
• Acknowledge what works and doesn’t work
• Change and amend any practices as necessary
• Determine the long-term sustainability
• Share the best practices to help others learn from your
experiences and successful partnerships
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19. SHOW YOUR GRATITUDE
Provide regular “Thank You’s” (via
hand-written note, gift, marketing
material, etc.) to show your
appreciation for their partnership,
support, and commitment to help your
program succeed
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21. WISE WORDS TO REMEMBER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awzNHuGqoMc
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22. Questions?
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23. CONTACT US FOR MORE
INFORMATION
Kristen B. Miller, RN, MSN, CLS Virginia Berry White, LMSW
Manager/NFP Supervisor Director/Administrator
McLeod Nurse-Family Partnership Family Solutions of the Low Country
300 South Dargan Street 1732 Village Park Drive
Florence, SC 29560 Orangeburg, SC 29116
843.777.6479 803.531.8008
kmiller@mcleodhealth.org vwhite.FSLC@scorh.net
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